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Oregon commercial crab fishery to open January 15
by ODFW, DECEMBER 22, 2017

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on most of Oregon’s coast on Jan. 15, 2018. Dungeness crab will be ready to be harvested from Cape Blanco to the Columbia River, and north into Washington. While the commercial season can open as early as Dec. 1, the opening can be delayed to ensure a high quality product for consumers by allowing crabs...
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Is it Safe to Eat Crab on Christmas Eve?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, DECEMBER 21, 2017

Question: My family has for many years eaten fresh Dungeness Crab on Christmas Eve. We haven’t for a few years but would like to resume for this upcoming Christmas Eve. We have some doubts about eating it and were wondering if you could supply some information that would help the doubters feel comfortable eating crab again this year. (The Healy Family) Answer: The...
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Rain should jump start winter steelhead run
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 21, 2017
Humboldt County Coast

It wasn’t much, but it was a start. Tuesday’s storms brought just enough rain to bump up the river flows, and hopefully light a fire under the winter steelhead. Most of the rain fell from Eureka north, with the Smith and Chetco each jumping a couple feet. The Smith was dropping quickly and will likely be clear by Saturday, but...
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Another section of Oregon coast reopened to recreational crabbing
by ODFW, DECEMBER 21, 2017

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that recreational crabbing is now open from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the Columbia River. Crab samples taken from the area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the alert level. This reopening of the recreational season applies to crab...
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Quackheads Go Crackers
The Outdoor Edge
by Don Webster, DECEMBER 20, 2017

We’d just arrived at Lower Klamath and Tulelake. It was a waterfowler’s paradise. There were thousands of ducks and geese. It was cold, the skies were cloudy, and the wind was steadily increasing. The stage was set for a great hunt. Roger and I were giddy with excitement. Our first draw at the Tulelake check station was a space blind --...
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Keep bird feeders clean: Dirty feeders can spread disease to backyard birds
by ODFW, DECEMBER 19, 2017

ODFW is urging people to keep their bird feeders clean and free of bacteria so wild birds stay healthy this winter. Calls to ODFW from Oregon bird lovers seeing dead birds in their yard and around their feeders are increasing with colder weather. Testing by the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory identified the cause of one recent bird die-off at a feeder...
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